diff --git a/provider/aws/aws.go b/provider/aws/aws.go
index 137b910cdf..448c8d80bc 100644
--- a/provider/aws/aws.go
+++ b/provider/aws/aws.go
@@ -442,10 +442,8 @@ func (p *AWSProvider) createUpdateChanges(newEndpoints, oldEndpoints []*endpoint
 		old := oldEndpoints[i]
 		if new.RecordType != old.RecordType ||
 			// Handle the case where an AWS ALIAS record is changing to/from a CNAME.
-			(old.RecordType == endpoint.RecordTypeCNAME && useAlias(old, p.preferCNAME) != useAlias(new, p.preferCNAME)) ||
-			// Handle the case where an AWS record is changing to/from simple to other routing policies
-			((old.SetIdentifier == "" && new.SetIdentifier != "") || (old.SetIdentifier != "" && new.SetIdentifier == "")) {
-			// The record type changed or the routing policy change, so UPSERT will fail. Instead perform a DELETE followed by a CREATE.
+			(old.RecordType == endpoint.RecordTypeCNAME && useAlias(old, p.preferCNAME) != useAlias(new, p.preferCNAME)) {
+			// The record type changed, so UPSERT will fail. Instead perform a DELETE followed by a CREATE.
 			deletes = append(deletes, old)
 			creates = append(creates, new)
 		} else {
diff --git a/provider/aws/aws_test.go b/provider/aws/aws_test.go
index 0115747d54..0a0e5a39aa 100644
--- a/provider/aws/aws_test.go
+++ b/provider/aws/aws_test.go
@@ -526,8 +526,6 @@ func TestAWSApplyChanges(t *testing.T) {
 			endpoint.NewEndpointWithTTL("delete-test-cname-alias.zone-1.ext-dns-test-2.teapot.zalan.do", endpoint.RecordTypeCNAME, endpoint.TTL(recordTTL), "qux.elb.amazonaws.com"),
 			endpoint.NewEndpointWithTTL("update-test-multiple.zone-2.ext-dns-test-2.teapot.zalan.do", endpoint.RecordTypeA, endpoint.TTL(recordTTL), "8.8.8.8", "8.8.4.4"),
 			endpoint.NewEndpointWithTTL("delete-test-multiple.zone-2.ext-dns-test-2.teapot.zalan.do", endpoint.RecordTypeA, endpoint.TTL(recordTTL), "1.2.3.4", "4.3.2.1"),
-			endpoint.NewEndpointWithTTL("weighted-to-simple.zone-1.ext-dns-test-2.teapot.zalan.do", endpoint.RecordTypeA, endpoint.TTL(recordTTL), "1.2.3.4").WithSetIdentifier("weighted-to-simple").WithProviderSpecific(providerSpecificWeight, "10"),
-			endpoint.NewEndpointWithTTL("simple-to-weighted.zone-1.ext-dns-test-2.teapot.zalan.do", endpoint.RecordTypeA, endpoint.TTL(recordTTL), "1.2.3.4"),
 		})
 
 		createRecords := []*endpoint.Endpoint{
@@ -546,8 +544,6 @@ func TestAWSApplyChanges(t *testing.T) {
 			endpoint.NewEndpoint("update-test-cname.zone-1.ext-dns-test-2.teapot.zalan.do", endpoint.RecordTypeCNAME, "bar.elb.amazonaws.com"),
 			endpoint.NewEndpoint("update-test-cname-alias.zone-1.ext-dns-test-2.teapot.zalan.do", endpoint.RecordTypeCNAME, "bar.elb.amazonaws.com"),
 			endpoint.NewEndpoint("update-test-multiple.zone-2.ext-dns-test-2.teapot.zalan.do", endpoint.RecordTypeA, "8.8.8.8", "8.8.4.4"),
-			endpoint.NewEndpoint("weighted-to-simple.zone-1.ext-dns-test-2.teapot.zalan.do", endpoint.RecordTypeA, "1.2.3.4").WithSetIdentifier("weighted-to-simple").WithProviderSpecific(providerSpecificWeight, "10"),
-			endpoint.NewEndpoint("simple-to-weighted.zone-1.ext-dns-test-2.teapot.zalan.do", endpoint.RecordTypeA, "1.2.3.4"),
 		}
 		updatedRecords := []*endpoint.Endpoint{
 			endpoint.NewEndpoint("update-test.zone-1.ext-dns-test-2.teapot.zalan.do", endpoint.RecordTypeA, "1.2.3.4"),
@@ -557,8 +553,6 @@ func TestAWSApplyChanges(t *testing.T) {
 			endpoint.NewEndpoint("update-test-cname.zone-1.ext-dns-test-2.teapot.zalan.do", endpoint.RecordTypeCNAME, "baz.elb.amazonaws.com"),
 			endpoint.NewEndpoint("update-test-cname-alias.zone-1.ext-dns-test-2.teapot.zalan.do", endpoint.RecordTypeCNAME, "baz.elb.amazonaws.com"),
 			endpoint.NewEndpoint("update-test-multiple.zone-2.ext-dns-test-2.teapot.zalan.do", endpoint.RecordTypeA, "1.2.3.4", "4.3.2.1"),
-			endpoint.NewEndpoint("weighted-to-simple.zone-1.ext-dns-test-2.teapot.zalan.do", endpoint.RecordTypeA, "1.2.3.4"),
-			endpoint.NewEndpoint("simple-to-weighted.zone-1.ext-dns-test-2.teapot.zalan.do", endpoint.RecordTypeA, "1.2.3.4").WithSetIdentifier("simple-to-weighted").WithProviderSpecific(providerSpecificWeight, "10"),
 		}
 
 		deleteRecords := []*endpoint.Endpoint{
@@ -602,9 +596,6 @@ func TestAWSApplyChanges(t *testing.T) {
 			endpoint.NewEndpointWithTTL("update-test-cname-alias.zone-1.ext-dns-test-2.teapot.zalan.do", endpoint.RecordTypeCNAME, endpoint.TTL(recordTTL), "baz.elb.amazonaws.com"),
 			endpoint.NewEndpointWithTTL("create-test-multiple.zone-2.ext-dns-test-2.teapot.zalan.do", endpoint.RecordTypeA, endpoint.TTL(recordTTL), "8.8.8.8", "8.8.4.4"),
 			endpoint.NewEndpointWithTTL("update-test-multiple.zone-2.ext-dns-test-2.teapot.zalan.do", endpoint.RecordTypeA, endpoint.TTL(recordTTL), "1.2.3.4", "4.3.2.1"),
-			endpoint.NewEndpointWithTTL("weighted-to-simple.zone-1.ext-dns-test-2.teapot.zalan.do", endpoint.RecordTypeA, endpoint.TTL(recordTTL), "1.2.3.4"),
-			endpoint.NewEndpointWithTTL("simple-to-weighted.zone-1.ext-dns-test-2.teapot.zalan.do", endpoint.RecordTypeA, endpoint.TTL(recordTTL), "1.2.3.4").WithSetIdentifier("simple-to-weighted").WithProviderSpecific(providerSpecificWeight, "10"),
-			endpoint.NewEndpointWithTTL("policy-change.zone-1.ext-dns-test-2.teapot.zalan.do", endpoint.RecordTypeA, endpoint.TTL(recordTTL), "1.2.3.4").WithSetIdentifier("policy-change").WithProviderSpecific(providerSpecificRegion, "us-east-1"),
 		})
 	}
 }